Westmont College - inequality, race, or religion; quant

[Westmont]

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Westmont College is now accepting applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position that starts fall 2014. The department seeks a candidate with research and teaching specialization in one or more of the following areas: social inequality, race and ethnicity, religion. Preferred candidates will have demonstrated competence in quantitative methodology and statistical analyses. Candidates must have a PhD in Sociology, evidence of scholarship, and a strong commitment to high quality undergraduate education. Candidates must support the institution’s mission as a Christian liberal arts college in the evangelical tradition. For additional information see: www.westmont.edu/_offices/provost/OpenPositions.html.

Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a formal application www.westmont.edu/_offices/provost/documents/faculty_application2012.pdf,

and the names and contact information of three references to Dr. Felicia Song, Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Westmont College, 955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, or to [e-mail]. For preliminary interviews at ASA, applicants are invited to email their cover letter and curriculum vitae, along with the application form, in advance. Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. Westmont is an EEO employer, seeking to be diverse in people and programs consistent with its mission.

NOTES:
Employer will assist with relocation costs

[Concerned]

Be sure to read the formal application carefully for this job. In addition to specific theological beliefs, Westmont requires signature and adherence to a community life statement that condemns homosexuality, drunkeness, pre-marital sex, etc.

[Bob La Bla]

In that case, I hope whoever they hire studies how organized religions perpetuate social inequality.